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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L1 · Whittier, AK · June 14, 1984

Date
June 14, 1984 · 14:10 local
Place
Whittier, AK
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ALBA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5751Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC84FA091
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C28B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,180 total310 in this make and model86 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Vertical takeoff, blade stall transitioning to forward flight. Rotor rpms dropped, settled to ground.

As the FAA filed it

VERTICAL TAKEOFF, BLADE STALL TRANSITIONING TO FORWARD FLIGHT. ROTOR RPMS DROPPED, SETTLED TO GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.